709: On Becoming: The Art and Craft of Personal Storytelling (Ep 8: Molding Clay) with Calvin Pickett

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708: On Becoming: The Art and Craft of Storytelling (Ep 7: Robes) with Andrew Callery

Hi, friends, and welcome back to our series, "On Becoming: The Art and Craft of Personal Storytelling." In this series, we take a close look at personal essays written by real students, talking about why we love them, what makes them work, and how they came to be. In this episode ...  Show more

707: Inside the Personal Statement Process (Part 5): Making the Decision with Alisha, Class of 2026

Hey friends, and welcome back to the College Essay Guy podcast. Today's episode is a special follow-up with Alisha, who you might remember from our series last season where we walked through her personal statement process step-by-step. Now that she has officially received her res ...  Show more

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